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TopicFF VII got moguri mod treatment
ChocoboMog123
04/08/21 11:21:11 PM
#20:


BLAKUboy posted...
Why do HD model mods always look so awful for this game?
The models usually get way too smooth.
Check this comparison of Retroarch to the Switch port: https://imgur.com/a/LZkhNvG
(Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks/comments/bdowk8/a_quick_comparison_of_ffvii_in_retroarch_vs/)
Switch: https://i.imgur.com/hfNPsEE.jpg
Retroarch, no scanlines: https://i.imgur.com/z7pdV8s.jpg
Original (RGB): https://i.redd.it/8ya7yxyawpw41.png
(Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/crtgaming/comments/gd8gp5/i_still_think_this_game_is_best_played_on/)
Here's a guy comparing on a CRT: https://imgur.com/gallery/Og4Wy1w
Some decent shots from Retroarch: https://www.resetera.com/threads/ffvii-on-a-ps1-is-still-absolutely-gorgeous.184626/
Here's someone playing on a CRT: https://youtu.be/_PVTo8z3pl4?t=82

"Make everything sharper and smoother" drops it into uncanny valley.
Compare overly jpg'd image from GameFAQs: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/screen/full/8/8/4/13884.jpg
The upscaled scene has an unnatural shininess to everything that makes it look like a PlayMobil toy.

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